This easy candy grapes recipe makes a colorful and refreshing treat

Need a little help getting your kids to eat their fruit ? Or maybe you just want to turn an old family favorite into a fun party snack? Either way, we’ve got the solution: Turn your grapes into candy with just a little Jell-O mix and some time in the freezer.

The recipe comes courtesy of Kitchen Fun with My Three Sons , and it’s the simple kind of genius that busy parents will love. You simply take a bowlful of grapes, take off the stems and wash them thoroughly .

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The only other ingredient you’ll need is Jell-O or a similar gelatin food mix. You can use any of your favorite flavors, but the folks at Kitchen Fun recommend brightly-colored ones: Lime, lemon, orange, berry etc. The more colors you use, the more your bowlful of grapes will look like a rainbow.

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Empty the Jell-O mixes into cups. Stab a toothpick into each grape, and you’ve got a handle you can use to dip the grapes into water, then roll them around in the Jell-O mix. Put them onto a tray, set them in the freezer and in an hour or so you’ve got a sparkly, sugary upgrade on your grapes.

Important note: Use seedless grapes, since those pits won’t be easy to remove once they’re frozen. Other than that stipulation, any type of grape will do — though green grapes will make the colors stand out more brightly.

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The full recipe at Kitchen Fun with My Three Sons notes that there are plenty of varieties you can try. If you like a sweet-and-sour twist, put your favorite Jolly Rancher flavors into a blender and use the resulting “pixie dust” instead of Jell-O mix. You can even go with Fun Dip, Kool Aid mix or whatever tickles your sweet tooth.

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